- another name for the Holy Spirit
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ˈHo•ly ˈGhost, n. [ proper noun;
usually: the + ~]
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- Religionthe third person of the Trinity. Also called Holy Spirit.
Ho′ly Ghost′,
- Religionthe third person of the Trinity. Also called Holy Spirit.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English
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ˈHo•ly ˈSpir•it, n. [ proper noun;
usually: the + ~]
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- Religionthe spirit of God.
- Theology, ReligionHoly Ghost.
Ho′ly Spir′it,
- Religionthe spirit of God.
- Theology, Religionthe presence of God as part of a person's religious experience.
- Theology, ReligionSee Holy Ghost.
- Middle English 1350–1400
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the third person of the Trinity
'Holy Ghost' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Doukhobor
- Gloria Patri
- Godhead
- Holy Spirit
- Joachim of Fiore
- Monarchianism
- Paraclete
- Pentecost
- Pentecostal
- Red Mass
- Trinity
- baptism of fire
- comforter
- dove
- ghost
- gift of tongues
- monergism
- person
- pneuma
- pneumatology
- point d'esprit
- synergism
- tritheism